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The Bahrain Scientific Complex - Mogadishu National University, in line with royal directives to extend a lifeline to drought-hit Somalia, was inaugurated by the Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) secretary general Dr Mustafa Al Sayed.

Hundreds of Somali government troops and allied militia fighters deployed throughout the centre of the former Al Shabaab rebel stronghold of Kismayu on Monday, sending panicked locals scrambling for cover.

Bahrain is planning to build a BD754,000 ($2 million) teacher training college in the Somali capital Mogadishu as part of its project to help the country recover from decades of war, drought and famine.
Work is progressing on the project a

Somali pirates hijacked an Italian-owned bulk carrier on Thursday about 350 miles (560 km) off the coast of Oman, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce and the vessel operator said.
EU Navfor said the 74,500 tonne MV Rosalia D'Amato w

Pirates seized a Greek-owned bulk carrier in the North Arabian sea on Monday, taking the 23-strong crew hostage, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce said.
EU Navfor said the MV Dover was hijacked about 260 nautical miles north east

Somali pirates seized an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden while it was heading towards the Suez Canal, maritime sources said on Tuesday.
Andrew Mwangura, head of the Kenya-based East African Seafarers Assistance Program

Somali pirates have seized the MV Panama, a Liberian-flagged container ship operated by a US-based company, with a crew of 23 all from Myanmar, the European Union naval force said.
The ship was en route from Tanzania to the port of Beira i

Somali pirates have seized the MV Panama, a Liberian-flagged container ship operated by a US-based company, with a crew of 23 all from Myanmar, the European Union naval force said.
The ship was en route from Tanzania to the port of Beira i

Somali pirates have hijacked a Malaysian-owned cargo vessel and its 23-strong crew 900 miles off Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy task force said on Monday.
EU Navfor said the MV Albedo was seized in the early hours of Nov. 26 as

Somali pirates said on Sunday they had captured a Spanish fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean. The Spanish foreign ministry in Madrid said it was checking the reports.
A pirate who gave his name as Ibrahim told Reuters by phone: "My